Aaron Rodgers retirement update impacts Steelers' NFL Draft plans with 21st pick originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in a similar spot last offseason.It's now the second year in a row that the Steelers have essentially gotten backed into a quarterback corner where the only real hope is that Aaron Rodgers wants to be their starting QB.A year ago, Rodgers was a free agent from the Jets who originally had multiple suitors until the market whittled down to just Pittsburgh.Now, Rodgers has completed a playoff season with the Steelers, and the consideration isn't so much different teams as it is potential retirement.MORE: How Navy star is perfect NFL Draft fit for SteelersThe Steelers haven't signed anyone in free agency or made any trades.

The NFL Draft is still coming, but for now, their QB room consists of Will Howard and Mason Rudolph.The latest intel from ESPN's Brooke Pryor suggests that Rodgers likely will still join them at some point."Though the Steelers have done their homework on the quarterbacks, including first-round hopeful Ty Simpson (Alabama), it doesn't appear they'll go that way at No. 21," Pryor wrote in a new article on Friday. "They continue to believe Aaron Rodgers will ultimately return for another season."MORE: How the NFL Draft impacts Eagles-Patriots A.J. Brown trade rumorsThat's important for the Steelers to have a good grip on before the draft, because that 21st pick can then be used elsewhere."They could take best available player among wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line or any spot in the secondary," Pryor writes. Rodgers could make things very tricky by deciding to retire anyway, but for now, it sounds like the Steelers are operating as if he'll be back for one more year.More NFL news:Patriots subtly insult Rob GronkowskiThere's a key twist to Kyler Murray's Vikings contractTravis Kelce's new Chiefs contract has a simple retirement planReplacement refs could impact Aaron Rodgers' retirement decisionBrowns may have officially won the Travis Hunter trade